The Society was founded in 1808 and was established formally as a charity by Royal Charter in 1906. It is registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 314286. There are a minimum of 12 people on the Board of Trustees, known as the Council of the Society. There are three main subsidiary committees, the Executive Committee, the Investments Committee and the Grants Committee.

For a statement of the Society's Vision, Values and Mission please click here.

Officers of the Society

  • Chairman Mr Roger Howarth
  • Vice-Chairmen Reverend David Tennant and Mr Graham Kingsley
  • Treasurer Mr David Swain

Staff of the Society

  • Director Mrs Imogen Wilde
  • Office Staff Mrs Belinda Lawrance and Mrs Pat Bowers

Downloadable Documents

(Please note that all downloadable documents on the BFSS website are in PDF format. If you are unable to view these PDF files they can be viewed by downloading and installing the free Adobe Reader)

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